Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-06
AMAISE TorER
VINO srtus ALCOHOL AM rEtis on rux
WAY ia OErs NJ

Yol t1uG want Auythlngf Wei. taaf,
queer nei vsry few will refuse a poll 80
ne bottle shcn ~ handy. Le'. 81, Jour
l,ck.knii- reached for that iusifFmeai
and psssei u - BIN ~ be ilmpci ffum
The wagon. / Sss cuflol. - knos boz
The lsW was svaicd And hos pfoaiblioa
worked Ia ibis part 20 Nalue. NJ con-
pAniOn VA talksr sni did no. oppose
him A. I taought was likely % learn some
thing. lie tflrf the bark OF = trse 10 con.
siruci g dflukiue vessel Dot without suC.
cess.
Il guess In beat this Tine De salt
There tsppCUst % be a box In the waspn
which hsi once been rsCslsacls Tor at
Espyinr this ~ ~ ca.s BACK % the was
on. b. ,mpiic,i 10 ~ 10 c1nteats aud vent
sgsin % tae -griug The REDUCTION 49,
made thl. time al a. tas * was pa In
- place At h. resumed his seat ssk.'i i
Il snpp,.s y0u conid Tell qaitc s'ufy
OF The cFootsiusss 20 GfirtluEf'
Throsiu- an expiring msiga frDm ne
bowl ~ con pip. D. b.ran % snokc
comp.,ccrily. All - tae hnf-" i1uNs'i
slowly up the nonntsin fcsi. I li,isr,i 90
bis gs.lui recital % waai be kusN ahout
drinking
sYoa neil DOT laugh sAii D.. "fls I
have trNnk NON gaeersr ihirss thtn a saii
box IN this case 10 WORKED IKE aShsfm.
I hslt TIE tightos' corner iu he sairf .
miuuie. Art u cidnt LAX % tfnlaui 80
anything. Tat dose warmed me- up ALL
yo1 tout hnoN bow msca better f~,l %
several lons vhif. wcrv taken 10 ke,p
his pipe ag,iug. ant b resumed
we got corucrri ouc Gay las, winier.
md iiutci some alcohol on a barn shovel
We wsrc shorClias cat Tie rusf. N'icr the
crca; b1zraft TnG dsv Ncal Dow woali
have wanted % drink We chippei 10 and
scui hant afisr plat IL iiiat iaiak
o. So An empty bottle. BAL a bran Rev
SHOVEL that hai polished up To- Tie bart
tr.fs f1r tay ,ni taif. AL Ne vent -
ne brook ,ni took our nrsi ifluk &C %
that They Al sAii u cogi not have iAsi-
81 tsiisr ton silver cop
II l. saii that What you So uoi want Tep.
pc o. susp.ct. yuu shDui 50 unier their
Roses. have f1uni u - IN drinking.
TIE s'yrst place wherr have ever taken
= drink In the daytime In Backnsit village,
IL a. The bead ~ The stairs. leading 20 TIE
gsformers' Hall was invited Que afer-
noon % shsr, little with friend 50 We
sought the entrance % the hall. bui wc
were lniornst BY Thos Bafiin. who came
up jasi bsh.ni rs. that The CAAs.'s NILS
Good TcmplArs were practiclng On Ora.
ma. preparatory - an cutsrtalnmsut lie
entered tas ball sni We followed the o'd
aisgt. While ihey were acting The $50
ciAl glass Inside. We were takius the rcai
article outside
1--we gone into the Descon's store At
Bactdsii. and stepped oai 20 the water
pal. osisns.hly - get a trilk % wAter,
poured oui some slcoao', spliiit, ant drank
II. while r. n Waite Wa tAlklug GA ten.
per.nce. I've drank to Dc,con's health
many times anknoNn 20 him.
cod Uncle Kl1riigc Dccosisr, ~ H..
bron. has The sharpesi Fcent f-r rum fsr-y
per.on evrrsAw. ileAlss,. ks.n.. iin.
per A. tas ven hess's he rad. 10 trIrs
ron How efcss Re isifhs Cot. any ore
hs- aN' 'ns spirits 10 H. worked f1r
bin one season. arr once Ia awhile used
o. have something o drink I've us,d The
cippsr 40 night. ant In The morning he'd
smell o. uset u o0suer than should.
llst 20 bear bin rave. IL Invariably pick
ed oui some p,sser by q The guilty one.
Ani never suspected me. one Day noon
used ta- dlpPer. ard when he came into
the ee.t WAS pleased % hear him say. Il
wouidat have believed that the precepiOr
ofthe ,cademy drink. NJ hadn't gone q
The vel Jas, afsr be had p,ssei, aai the
dipper smeliei 80 % rum that 10 liked 10
knock me down. No one else hal been
there. know. since w. drank Just before
dinner. All T.. II he has got % drink
want him 20 kee? II oui OF my dlpper."
Is The amount % .lcohOllc liquors drank
Increasing OF cecressiug, In your opinion
I ssksd.
well, I should say decreasing. though
large quantities OF old cider are drank.
There i not 80 mach drunkenness ss there
used 20 be. When WAS . Dor, have
Often known swhOle crowd % be trurk a.
dance OF a Fourth OF JAY celebration.
No one Who gets drunk nowadays IL oou-
sifersd % any account. Most % people.
you know. Ike % be considered a. amount.
ing % something. We like % have . little
By az. % assist us In hard pull. - oar
grsndfsthers did. I only want II when
fssl = little below par. or have hsd yery
hari days work, or get wet In storm.
Ace? = little BY me. but Il Il on the sly. 10
l. better THAI old cider, AMI | know OF
some parties who make away with = gal
Ion % that day. In the winter season.
Here he explained a. considerable leagth
TIE evil Effects OF elder drinking ani clos
a this ehaptsr A. follows
From - constant use rheamstlc pains
set To-. The IervOas system becomes irritsi-
a. The driaksr kicks his dog. brads his
oxen. lAshss bis horse into . gAllop. seolds
hi. chiliren sni dads fault with his Indus
triou. wife"
chow 90 yea &c; hold Of tie liquid,
now / veuturrd % inquire.
well" be replied, effectively, they
have bothered us 50 that Ne have 10 study
Cor II. Bat We manage % get Il. al the sane.
We have got Is non the sp0tAecsry shots
In Lswistoa, bat the law o. last winter has
biz us hard. We gs, 10 now principally by
express. one OF the most popular pre-
scripilons used % be pint OF alcohol and |
bali an ounce OF saltpetre. Often . lame
or wss mentioned. 20 get H. When We
rot 10 We would hurry oat OF the drug
stores aud poar OF The alcohol into another
bottle
Recently. While In Lewiston. I called
for aleohOl OF an old Irish woman. She
was Indignant.
"'I have none. said she. bat you want
q gentleman's drink. can LET you have IL. |
Drink Whisky AMI Il viii make q gentle
man % you"
"DOn't yoa ever have any troable from
seiEartsi' further inquired.
mo. Nine comes 10 East Hebron sta
ton. and that makes 10 safe from the sher-
III and the prosecuting attorney"
When this individual left my carriage,
reflected ths, while II may be impossible
20 wholly stop The uafflc In ini0xlc sting
liquors. Jet Il Is equally impossible TO stop
eli theft- Ard that while 10 IL essential
that there should De laws against robbery,
there Il equally q necessity for . prohlbl-
tory law In The lsw OF last winter, IN
Gov. Bodwtll's efforts 10 increase the &C
tlvity % the officers ~ the Law, there II
promise % greater efficiency In this difec-
lion, Tor nothing 10 clearer than that the
people OF Maine. having Tried prohibition
lor year. will never 20 back g frse run